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Indigenous Portraits Unbound: Reflections on iconic images of resilience.
Nov28
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Indigenous Portraits Unbound: Reflections on iconic images of resilience.

Take a closer look at one of the most imposing, influential, and expensive books published in the United States before the Civil War, Thomas McKenney…

Tuesday November 28, 2023
8:00 a.m.Saturday March 30, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Newberry Library
60 W Walton Street
Uncommon Threads
Jan18
Mar31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Uncommon Threads

Uncommon Threads is an exhibition featuring work from Gilly Langton, Brooke Marks-Swanson and Myung Urso. Each artist utilizes hand-dyed or hand-sewn fabric to create one-of-a-kind, wearable…

Thursday, January 18th
11:00 a.m.Sunday, March 31st
5:00 p.m.
Pistachios Jewelry
716 N Wabash Ave.
Turtel Onli: The Black Age Of Comics
Jan26
Mar31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Turtel Onli: The Black Age Of Comics

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Turtel Onli: The Black Age of Comics on view in Café Logan, 915 E…

Friday, January 26th
8:00 a.m.Sunday, March 31st
8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E 60th St
Gathered in the Stretching Now
Mar15
Apr21
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Gathered in the Stretching Now

On View: March 15 – April 21, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, March 15 (7-11 pm) Heaven Gallery 1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2, Chicago, IL 60622…

Friday, March 15th
7:00 p.m.Sunday, April 21st
11:00 p.m.
Heaven Gallery
1548 N Milwaukee Ave
Spring Break at the Museum of Illusions Chicago
Mar24
Apr6
Sunday, March 24thSaturday, April 6th
Museum of Illusions Chicago
25 E Washington St
Alice Shaddle: Fuller Circles and free public programming
Mar27
Jun16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Alice Shaddle: Fuller Circles and free public programming

Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, announces Alice Shaddle: Fuller Circles, introducing the enduring…

Wednesday, March 27th
8:00 a.m.Sunday, June 16th
5:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
b l i n k 2.0
Mar28
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

b l i n k 2.0

b l i n k 2.0 is a group exhibition/temporary public art project featuring the diverse work of 21 international artists. Photography, video, painting, collage,…

Thursday, March 28th
5:00 p.m.Sunday, April 28th
12:00 a.m.
1 west grand
1 West Grand Avenue
Evanston Art Center: Exhibition, Opening Reception & Artist Talk – Barbara Curtis | Swimmers
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Evanston Art Center: Exhibition, Opening Reception & Artist Talk – Barbara Curtis | Swimmers

EXHIBITION DATES: February 24 – March 31, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: February 25, 2024, 1–4 pm, with an Artist Talk at 2:45 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday,…

Saturday, March 30th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes

EXHIBITION DATES: February 24 – March 31, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: February 25, 2024, 1–4 pm, with an Artist Talk at 2 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday,…

Saturday, March 30th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History

🚨 The SPINOSAURUS exhibition runs until August 31, 2024🚨 Tickets for SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago 🎫 Adult (18-64) – Discovery pass or All…

Saturday, March 30th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
You’re Not Really Seeing This
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

You’re Not Really Seeing This

EXHIBITION DATES: March 15 – April 22, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: March 15, 2024, 5–8 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday, 9 am–6 pm; Friday, 9 am–5 pm;…

Saturday, March 30th
9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”

Instituto Cervantes of Chicago (31 W. Ohio St.), the city’s leading not-for-profit center for Spanish language and cultural exchange, today hosts “Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual…

Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wild World: Miracles in Conservation

Now open! Get up close to geckos, ferrets, chinchillas, poison dart frogs, and more in Wild World: Miracles in Conservation! Visitors of all ages will…

Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli

More than a place to get a meal, the Jewish deli is a community forged in food. “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores how…

Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Boil, Toil + Trouble

Curator Zoe Lukov and cultural producer Abby Pucker, co-founders of the nonprofit creative enterprise Art in Common, present the newest iteration of the large-scale group…

Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice

This immersive exhibit, extended through May 6, 2024, explores racial injustice in America through the work of Black American writers from the end of the…

Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?

This year’s Spring Flower Show, What’s in a Name?, explains the history and science of botanical nomenclature alongside a beautiful flower show full of blooms.  Plant names are an…

Garfield Park

Event details
Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Titanic: The Exhibition
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Titanic: The Exhibition

⭐ Titanic: The Exhibition is making its way to Westfield Old Orchard in Chicago after a sold-out run in Macau, Moscow, Riga Latvia, Perth, Sydney, and LA.…

Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Westfield Old Orchard (West Lot)
4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center
Hands on Habitat: Animals of Illinois
Mar30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Hands on Habitat: Animals of Illinois

Turtles, snakes, and frogs. Oh my! Join us for an afternoon of animal encounters, fun, and hands-on discovery. Connect with the museum’s resident critters and…

Saturday, March 30th
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Perceptions of Flow “Movement”
Mar30
Apr28
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Perceptions of Flow “Movement”

Evanston Art Center 2024 Exhibition: Perceptions of Flow “Movement” EXHIBITION DATES: March 30 – April 28, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, April 7, 2024 1–4 pm…

Saturday, March 30th
1:00 p.m.Sunday, April 28th
4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery

After nine years of serving the Chicago community as a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes through art and programming, Weinberg/Newton Gallery is…

Saturday, March 30th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Opening Reception: Materialized Visions: Black Figurative Tradition in Chicago
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Opening Reception: Materialized Visions: Black Figurative Tradition in Chicago

Materialized Visions highlights the multifaceted ways in which contemporary black artists are working within the genre of figurativism. Through a range of mediums including paint,…

Saturday, March 30th
5:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Evoke
3304 N. Knox Ave
Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts

This is an opera, but what is an opera? If opera is defined simply as “big work,” what could be blacker? FORCE! features a live band that…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Evanston Art Center: Exhibition, Opening Reception & Artist Talk – Barbara Curtis | Swimmers
Mar31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Evanston Art Center: Exhibition, Opening Reception & Artist Talk – Barbara Curtis | Swimmers

EXHIBITION DATES: February 24 – March 31, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: February 25, 2024, 1–4 pm, with an Artist Talk at 2:45 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday,…

Sunday, March 31st
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
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